The Century of the Self - Season 1 - Eps 2: The Engineering of Consent
The programme explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud's ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses.
About The Century of the Self
Title: The Century of the Self
First Air Date: 2002-03-17
Last Air Date: 2002-04-07
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.415/10 (from 106 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
Production Companies: RDF Media, BBC
Synopsis
The legacy of famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud informs the lives of people throughout the world even to this day, though it's a phenomenon to which most are unaware. The film is an exhaustive examination of his theories on human desire, and how they're applied to platforms such as advertising, consumerism and politics.
Cast
Adam Curtis
Narrator
Anne Bernays
Self
Martin Bergmann
Self
Robert Reich
Self
Edward L. Bernays
Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
Self (archive footage)
Anna Freud
Self (archive footage)
Wilhelm Reich
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
